From Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel to Menotti’s Amahl and the Night Visitors and Wuorinen’s Haroun and the Sea of Stories, phantasmagorical adventures have sprouted from regular lifestyles, transporting the audience, along with the characters, into the wild world of imagination. It is right at this intersection, where everyday reality morphs into a supernatural adventure, that most successful family operas live. A spoonful of mystery and a carefully-measured cup of magic are the last ingredients that make this story universally exciting. InsightALT 2020 A Weekend Festival Of New Works In Progressįrom Egypt to Mexico, from prehistory to modern day, the epic journey the boys in The Halloween Tree undertake in their search for their friend Pipkin manages to combine the light humor of Alice in Wonderland with the adventurous narrative of the Odyssey and the moral underpinning of A Christmas Carol.
This opera is currently being developed under the auspices of American Lyric Theater’s Composer Librettist Development Program. After two piano-vocal workshops, we are thrilled to invite you to join us to explore the magical worlds of Ancient Egypt, Medieval France, and the mystical Mexican “Dia de los Muertos” in Theo Popov’s technicolor orchestration.įeaturing: Matt Boehler as Moundshroud, with members of MasterVoices as The Halloween Tree.
Through their search, the children learn about the cultural and historical traditions that have led to the contemporary celebration of Halloween today.īased on Ray Bradbury’s beloved novel, The Halloween Tree has been an audience favorite since ALT’s first libretto workshop. It rules.) It's a cool story, striking a nice balance between being thrilling, a tiny bit spooky, and educational.Led by a mysterious guide, a group of children embark on an unforgettable journey to find their friend Pipkin, who has disappeared on Halloween night. (And yes, there is a literal Halloween Tree filled with tons of jack o' lanterns. Along the way, the kids travel to Notre Dame cathedral to learn about gargoyles, ancient Egypt to learn about mummies, Mexico to learn about the Day of the Dead, and more. When Pipkin, the group's de facto leader, never shows up to trick-or-treat, the rest of the group set out to find him, eventually crossing paths with a mysterious mystical figure named Moundshroud, who leads them all on a journey through time and space to find Pipkin and learn about the origins of the costumes they're wearing. The story follows a group of pre-teen kids on Halloween night in a small Midwestern town. The book has already been adapted into an animated movie in the 1990s, and you can watch a couple of clips from that and learn some story details below.ĭeadline reports that Dunn will write a new The Halloween Tree film, and the implication is that this one will be a live-action feature. If you're a fan of the Halloween season, you should be very excited about the potential of a new The Halloween Tree movie.
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